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The inaugural USBA Tournament Series event was held at J and J Bowling Center in Faribault, Minnesota on January 31, 2016. The tournament had 46 entries and awarded $1,369 in scholarships in 4 different flight categories.
The “Flight System” is a new and exciting format that eliminates the need for average divisions or handicaps yet allows all youth ages and skill levels to participate in competitive bowling. All bowlers enter the tournament at the same level and are divided into flights of ten bowlers based on the first four games of qualifying. The final flight will have a minimum of seven bowlers and a maximum of 16 bowlers. All bowlers then bowl an additional two games to fight for positioning to make the top three spots to advance to the stepladder finals within their flight. Each flight is paid on a 40% ratio with the 4th place finisher receiving more in scholarships than the 1st place finisher in the next flight.
Bowlers also receive points based on overall positioning after the six games of qualifying. Boys and girls points are tracked separately and the top bowlers will be awarded scholarships based on total points.
The following scholarships were awarded based on finishing positions within each flight:
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Flight 1
1st – Brennan Haugh $296
2nd – Logan Langer $232
3rd – Korey Balbach $183
4th – Hunter Sanders $144
In the first stepladder match, Logan Langer defeated Korey Balbach 177-102. In the final match, Brennan Haugh defeated Logan Langer 160-147.
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Flight 2
1st – Zack Denton $113
2nd – Jake Place $89
3rd – Jaxon Helland $70
4th – Michael Templin $55
In the first stepladder match, Jake Place defeated Jaxon Helland 189-184. In the final match, Zack Denton defeated Jake Place 228-211.
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Flight 3
1st – Keri Ladigo $43
2nd – Rose Helland $34
3rd – Kayla Stammer $26
4th – Noah Goodwin $21
In the first stepladder match, Rose Helland defeated Kayla Stammer 161-157. In the final match, Keri Ladigo defeated Rose Helland 161-157.
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Flight 4
1st – Jenna Roark $17
2nd – Hannah Arndt $14
3rd – Gunther Grinde $11
4th – Andrew Rucker $9
5th – Hunter Pomije $7
6th – Riley Anfinson $5
In the first stepladder match, Hannah Arndt defeated Gunther Grinde 201-148. In the final match, Jenna Roarke defeated Hannah Arndt 201-148.
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